# Chandana Village, Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chandana

Chandana is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,052 people in 683 households**, the 6th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 3,052people (2011)
- 683households
- 76.8%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandana

Of every 100 households in Chandana in 2011, 7 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandana · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****44%**

**41%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chandana?

■ Chandana · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**955

Working population ****32.7%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 70.4% for women. 47% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 203 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (3%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (6%) · **■** Marginal 701 (70%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Keshiary

- Mahi Samura5,010 people
- Santra Pur3,605 people
- Arangabad3,314 people
- Hasim Pur3,271 people
- Lenga Mara2,612 people
- Gaganeswar2,575 people
- Bhansra2,476 people
- Kulbani2,475 people

[All 220 villages in Keshiary](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshiary/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandana?3,052 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandana in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandana?76.8% (Census 2011)